Inner Source Webinar Series: Open Source Community Development Methods

In this webinar series, Guy Martin from Red Hat and Andrew Aitken from Black Duck Consulting cover the inner source concept of using open source community-style development methods and best practices in internal IT development organizations.

Ethos is a Greek word meaning &quot;character&quot; that is used to describe the guiding beliefs or ideals that characterize a community, nation, or ideology. The Greeks also used this word to refer to the power of music to influence its hearer&apos;s emotions, behaviors, and even morals.Ethos can simply mean the disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement. The Ethos refers to the spirit which motivates the ideas and customs. As T.S. Eliot wrote, &quot;The general ethos of the people they have to govern determines the behavior of politicians.”

Transcript of "Inner Source Webinar Series: Open Source Community Development Methods"

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What is Inner-Source?
The application of best practices, processes, culture and
methodologies taken from the open source world and applied to
internal software development and innovation efforts.
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Transparency
Transparency, as used in science, engineering and business …
implies openness, communication, and accountability.
Transparency is operating in such a way that it is easy for others
to see what actions are performed.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_(behavior)
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Collaboration
Collaboration is working together to achieve a goal… In
particular, teams that work collaboratively can obtain greater
resources, recognition and reward when facing competition for
finite resources.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaboration
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Self-Organization
Self-organization is a process where some form of order or
coordination arises out of the interactions between the
constituents of an initially unordered or nascent system. The
process is spontaneous or loosely directed and the laws followed
by the process may have been chosen or caused by an agent
Guided
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Unguided
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Egalitarianism
All humans are equal in worth or social status… a positive
attitude toward group decision making… and
decentralization of power.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egalitarianism
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Meritocracy
Power should be vested in individuals according to merit …
Advancement based on intellectual talent measured through
examination or demonstrated achievement.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritocracy
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